Special Officer for upcoming Rath Yatra in Puri Suresh Mohapatra on Friday evening said the Diata Nijog has assured its full cooperation for the smooth conduct of the nine-day Car Festival.
Mohapatra said this after holding a meeting with Daitapati Nijog representatives.Mohapatra said the issue of compensating Daitapati for their losses came up for discussion during the meeting. He said the State Government’s attention will be drawn to the issue of compensating Ditapatis after the Rath Yatra is over.Meanwhile, a meeting between the Ghantua Nijog and the Special Officer decided to allow a total of 42 Ghantua sevayats atop the three chariots in accordance with the number of wheels of each chariot. The Ghantua Nijog had demanded retaining the 84 number of ghantua sevayats atop chariot as per the practice.
While the Nandighosh, the chariot of lord Jagannath will 16 Ghantuas, the chariots of lord Balabhadra (Taladhwaja) and Devi Subhadra (Debadalana) will have 14 and 12 Ghantuas respectively.